Please note that if you use his songs without permission and such usage is not lawful under copyright laws, you are likely to be charged a copyright fee for your usage of his songs.

Since songs by Yasunori Mitsuda are often used in the video games, copyright owners and collecting societies vary according to songs or ways of usages (e.g., video games, Internet, and CM). In principle, you must get permission from either copyright owners or collecting societies which administer his songs in order to use his songs unless such usage is lawful under copyright laws. If you want to use his songs, please read the following information carefully and contact an appropriate party to see if permission is given or not. Please note also that there might be cases in which permission is not given at copyright owners’ discretion.

Songs Written by Yasunori Mitsuda When Working for Square Ltd. (Currently Square Enix Co., Ltd.)

Chrono Trigger, Xenogears, etc.This link takes you to the song list which shows you all songs written by Yasunori Mitsuda when working for Square Ltd.

■ All usages of these songs (including live performance at concerts or events, and online distribution)

→ The copyright of these songs belong to Square Enix Co., Ltd. Thus, you must get permission from not Yasunori Mitsuda and Procyon Studio co., ltd. but Square Enix Co., Ltd. Please note that since JASRAC (Japanese collecting society) does not administer these songs (as of today), you must obtain permission from Square Enix Co., Ltd. regardless of commercial or non-commercial purpose. Therefore please contact Square Enix Co., Ltd. directly if you want to use any of these songs. The same holds true of usage of any of these songs in foreign countries (i.e., outside of Japan).

Chrono Cross and Songs included in CD released by Sleigh Bells Label ※1

■ Usage of These Songs for Live Performance at Concerts or Events

JASRAC has the performance right to these songs exclusively in Japan. 。
Please see if live performance you are planning falls within the following three conditions.
(1)audience is not charged any fees
(2)performers are not paid any remuneration for their performance
(3)non-profit-making purpose

・If all conditions are met,

→ You do not need to get permission from JASRAC. Please get permission from Yasunori Mitsuda through Procyon Studio co., ltd. However, you will never be charged any copyright fee. Please inform us of a summary of the concert including a name of an organizer and songs which will be performed by e-mail (click here). You will receive an application form by return. Please fill in all the necessary information on the application form and send us it by mail (not e-mail). Written permission will be sent to you within two weeks if any problems are not found.

・If any of conditions is not met,

→ you must make an application for a license to JASRAC. The details about how to apply for a license is on the website of JASRAC (click here). However, if you want to use any of these songs in foreign countries (i.e., outside of Japan), please contact Septima Ley Co., Ltd. by e-mail (info@septima.co.jp).

■ Usage of these songs on the Internet

→ Septima Ley Co., Ltd. administers the digital distribution right to these songs. Therefore please contact Septima Ley Co., Ltd. directly by e-mail (info@septima.co.jp) in case that you want to use any of these songs on the Internet. The same holds true of usage of any of these songs in foreign countries (i.e., outside of Japan)

■ Usage of these songs for your wedding ceremony

→ You may use any of these songs without permission. Yasunori Mitsuda would be happy if you let us know such usage on the bulletin board or e-mail (click here). The same holds true of usage of any of these songs in foreign countries (i.e., outside of Japan).

※1 Excluding all songs for “Mario Party” and M1, M3, M4, M5, M6, M7, M8 and M9 for “Sailing to the World”

Other information such as copyright owners

The following list indicates the song information which is frequently inquired. If you have any questions, please send us an e-mail.(user@procyon-studio.com)

※2 Please note that the copyright to lyrics is different from that of music written by Yasunori Mitsuda. If you want to know about lyricists or performers, please read information in the booklet accompanying CD.

※3 An administrator “JASRAC/Septima Ley” means that the latter controls video games, CM, and online distribution, and the former administers other usages. However, please note that JASRAC has the right to give permission for only domestic usages. Therefore in case of foreign usages, please contact us by e-mail.(user@procyon-studio.com)